Stovepipe-fastener.



E. E. MORLAN.

STOVEPIPE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1912.

1,058,083. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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Emma-2g Willi-2' Y0 WITNESSES L T R ATTORN EY ERNEST EARL MOBLAN, OFCOLUMBIA, MISSOURI.

STOVEPIPE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 19, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8,1913.

Serial No. 710,520.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST E. MORLAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Co lumbia, in the county ofBoone and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulStovepipe-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

The invent-ion relates to improvements in stove pipe fasteners.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofstove pipe fasteners, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and eiiicientstove pipe fastener, capable of firmly holding together a plurality ofstove pipe sections and of securely retaining the stove pipe in thestove hole of the chimney and of effectually preventing the stove pipefrom slipping or pulling out.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, adapted to be applied to a stove pipe without the aid oftools and which will be concealed from view.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portionof a stove pipe provided with a fastener, constructed in accordance withthis invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the chimneyengaging plate or bar. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the hook.Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the connecting wire and theanchoring member. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View, illustratinganother form of hook. Fig. 6 is a similar view, illustrating anothermeans for securing the front or outer end of the wire to the stove pipe.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, 1 designates an attaching plate or bar,constructed of suitable metal and adapted to be arranged in a stove pipeopening 2 of a chimney 3 or other flue. The attaching plate or bar 1which extends inwardly at the bottom of the opening 2 of the chimney 3,is interposed between the bottom wall of the opening and the rearsection' 4 of the stove pipe 5, and it is provided at its outer end witha depending flange 6, forming a stop for engaging the exterior of thechimney 3..

The attaching plate or bar, which is of a length to project into thechimney beyond the front wall thereof, is provided in its inner portionwith a series of perforations 7, arranged at suitable intervals andadapted to receive a wire 8 and permit the same to be adjusted toaccommodate the device to the thickness of the wall of the chimney orflue. The wire, which preferably consists of ordinary stove pipe wire,constitutes a flexible connecting member, and it is equipped at itsinner or rear end with a transverse engaging member 9, located at thelower face of the inner portion of the attaching plate or bar andengaging the inner face of the front wall of the chimney and cooperatingwith the front flange 6 to securely fasten the attaching plate or bar inthe stove pipe opening of the chimney. The transverse member 9, which ispreferably round, may be constructed of any suitable metal, and it isprovided with a central perforation 10 through which the wire passes.The inner or rear terminal 11 of the wire is bent or twisted to form astop for securing it in the perforation of the transverse member.

The connecting wire 8 extends through the horizontal top sections 4 and12 of the stove pipe and downwardly through the elbow 18 and isconnected to the lower edge thereof by a hook 14, constructed of steelwire, or other suitable material and consisting of a shank or stemprovided at its upper end with an eye 15 and having a bill 16 at thelower end. The wire 8 is passed through the eye 15 and twisted to secureit to the hook after the latter has been engaged with the lower edge ofthe elbow 13, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

In assembling the parts, the wire after being placed in the properperforation of the attaching plate or bar is passed through the sectionsof the stove pipe successively, the rear section 4 being inserted in theopening 2 of the chimney and moved inwardly until it comes in contactwith the wire at the perforation. The bill of the hook 14 is thenengaged with the elbow, and the front or outer end of the wire is passedthrough the eye 15 and drawn taut and secured in the manner beforedescribed. The fastening device is concealed within the stove pipe andsecurely holds the sections 4:, 12 and 13 thereof together andeffectually prevents the stove pipe from slipping or pulling out of theOpening in the chimney. Although the wire is. terminated at the elbow,it may be extended to any one of the vertical sections of the stovepipe, and this is not necessary as the vertical sections will be heldfirmly connected together by gravity.

Instead of providing a separate hook 14, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 8of the drawing, the outer or front end of the wire may be bent to form ahook 17 for engaging the lower edge of the elbow, as illustrated in Fig.5 of the drawing. The ordinary stove pipe wire is sufliciently stiff forthis purpose.

In- Fig. 6 of the drawing, the outer or front end of the wire extendsthrough a perforation 18 in an engaging member 19, and is secured to thesame by twisting the terminal 20 to form a stop. The engaging member 19,which is arranged exteriorly of the joint between the elbow and theadjacent vertical section, is of substantially the same construction asthe engaging member 9, but is designed to be made sufliciently small sothat it will not be unsightly and will be practically unnoticeable. Thisform of securing the outer or front end of the connecting wire enablesthe device to be easily and quickly applied to a stove pipe.

What is claimed is l. A stove pipe fastener of the class clescribedincluding an attaching plate designed to be arranged in the opening in achimney and provided at its outer end with a projecting flange andhaving a series of perforations at its inner portion, a flexibleconnection passing through one of the perforations of the attachingplate and provided at its inner or rear end with means for engaging thesame and the interior of the chimney, said wire being adapted to extendthrough a plurality of sections and having means at its outer end forengaging a stove pipe at one of the joints thereof.

2. A stove pipe fastener of the class described including an attachingplate designed to be arranged in the opening in a chimney and providedat its outer end with a pro ecting flange and having a series ofperforations at its lnner portion, a flexible vconnection passingthrough one of the perforations of the attaching plate and adapted toextend through a plurality of sections of a stove pipe and provided atits front or outer portion with means for engaging a stove pipe, and anengaging member secured to the inner or rear end of the flexible connection and arranged beneath the attaching the attaching plate andprovided at its outer;

end with a hook for engaging one of the sections of a stove pipe, and abar ormember secured to the other end of the wire and engaging theattaching plate and the inner face of the front wall of the chimney.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoa'lfixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST EARL MORLAN.

Witnesses F. W. SMITH, N. D. EVANS.

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